We were blessed to be able to pick this beautiful box full of oranges from Matt’s aunt and uncle’s tree in California. Yes, we had to pack a box of oranges and an elephant on our way home. When you’re used to eating oranges that have been trucked all the way to Nebraska…a fresh orange right off a tree in California tastes like heaven! We brought them back, dirt and leaves and all. It doesn’t get much better than that! I’m letting the juice run down my chin and lovin’ every minute of it.
Matt’s grandma has a small orange tree in her yard too, so we helped ourselves. :)
You might see oranges quite often on our menu plan this week!
Sunday, January 9
Oatmeal, pears
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, peas
Creamy mac and cheese, green beans, orange slices
Monday, January 10
Pancake and sausage muffins, applesauce
Sloppy joes, creamy orange coolers, carrot sticks with homemade ranch dip
Venison steak, hashbrowns, tossed salad
Tuesday, January 11
Scrambled eggs, orange muffins, bananas
Chicken veggie stew, homemade bread and butter
Spaghetti, tossed salad, corn
Wednesday, January 12
Breakfast pizzas, oranges
Alfredo sauce with pasta, steamed broccoli and carrots
Beefy enchilada bake, tossed salad
Thursday, January 13
Honey whole wheat bagels, apples
Chicken veggie quesadillas, fruit salad
Italian roast wraps, raw veggies with dip
Friday, January 14
Warm chocolate soother, toast
Potato soup, carrot sticks
Hamburgers on homemade buns, ranch potato wedges, peas
Saturday, January 15
Whole wheat cinnamon rolls (Elias’ birthday party)
Leftovers
Veggie soup, cornbread muffins
Now that we’re back in Nebraska…the snow is falling. Looks like we might get to have that Snow Ice Cream soon! (With oranges on the side.)
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I love oranges. This time of year we end almost every dinner with me peeling 6 or 7 oranges for the 7 of us. My thumb is getting very tired. We live in Arizona and we have the most delicious oranges available right now. This is the only time of year I can brag about some fabulous food that we have that most people don’t.
I’m so jealous of the fresh oranges :-D I’m 6 months pregnant and craving oranges like crazy…I’m eating at least 2 a day!
Have you ever considered doing a linky for us to link up our menu plans each week as well?
Actually, Organizing Junkie has a link up each Monday (Menu Plan Monday). http://orgjunkie.com/ I used to always link up there, but lately I’ve been forgetting!! :)
As a mother of two teenage sons and a new baby, I seldom have time to post but thought I would regarding your potato soup recipe on your menu plan this week. I learned a trick for thickening potato soup from my grandmother years ago. You can grate raw potato into your soup and it will thicken it. She would always do it toward the end of the cooking time but early enough that the potato would cook (last 30 minutes or so).
I can relate to your California trip as we made the same, only from Texas. All of our family lives in California. It is such a long drive :P
Love your blog!